Teapots
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I have quite a collection of hand thrown teapots. I started by collecting pots made by my ex missus's family of Seth Cardew & his son Ara but I have broadened my reach to other well known potters.
Here is one made by Alan Pett....
This one is by David Leech (son of Bernard Leech, renowned for reintroducing studio pottery into Britain)......
This beauty is by Jack Kenny.....
This is a recent addition made by Ray Finch at Winchcombe Pottery...
And another by Ray Finch....
This is one by Seth Cardew...this one arrived sans bamboo handle but I soon sourced one & fitted it....
And another Seth Cardew, this is actually very tiny and was made to order. It holds just the one cup of tea.
And finally another one by Seth, this is a whopper and came with one of his jugs....
Jay.
Here is one made by Alan Pett....
This one is by David Leech (son of Bernard Leech, renowned for reintroducing studio pottery into Britain)......
This beauty is by Jack Kenny.....
This is a recent addition made by Ray Finch at Winchcombe Pottery...
And another by Ray Finch....
This is one by Seth Cardew...this one arrived sans bamboo handle but I soon sourced one & fitted it....
And another Seth Cardew, this is actually very tiny and was made to order. It holds just the one cup of tea.
And finally another one by Seth, this is a whopper and came with one of his jugs....
Jay.
A wonderful collection, Jay! I particularly like the Jack Kenny.
I guess you don't entertain often. A one cup teapot seems like a rather odd choice.
Always used distilled because my well water tastes great but is heavy in calcium. The modern electric makers are destroyed within a few.months.
I don't entertain at all, or try my best not to......but I imagine the person who commissioned that particular teapot was probably some little old dame who just wanted a one cup teapot for herself.
Jay.
For those who remember my complaint about the poor design of teapots.
Here is something I conjured up myself from what I found in the cupboard.
The big tea leaves will not get stuck in this spout. Neither will it be hard to clean.
I'm a genius.
Just hope my wife doesn't ask what I'm doing with her milk jug.
Here is something I conjured up myself from what I found in the cupboard.
The big tea leaves will not get stuck in this spout. Neither will it be hard to clean.
I'm a genius.
Just hope my wife doesn't ask what I'm doing with her milk jug.
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For reasons long forgotten, I was given a single-cup Bialetti Mocha Express pot for coffee... makes about enough to pour on a portion of ice cream. Now ornamental and I drink Percol Espresso instantaneous coffee, when I drink it at all.
As my strength returns slowly after illness, I've been eying up my Brown Bess; it will return to the fray in due course and make a mess anew.
Brown Betty perhaps?
Originating from Stoke on Trent circa 1695, pretty much every family had a Brown Betty teapot at some stage. They were just the perfect everyday teapot for the everyday person.
Jay.
Damn, I had it right in my mind but my fingers were thinking about the gun!
I use one of these, practical as all hell:
And the "never wash your teapot" is an old wives' tale. You should never wash earthenware pots, as they will absorb water and whatever you put in it, but glazed, metal and glass pots? Wash away. Just rinse carefully afterwards and you'll have no soapy taste at all.
And the "never wash your teapot" is an old wives' tale. You should never wash earthenware pots, as they will absorb water and whatever you put in it, but glazed, metal and glass pots? Wash away. Just rinse carefully afterwards and you'll have no soapy taste at all.
Absolutely fabulous Jay.
The AP and JK are my favourites.
Nothing beats a fresh cup of tea, any moment of the day.
Or in the night-time when I cannot sleep.
The AP and JK are my favourites.
Nothing beats a fresh cup of tea, any moment of the day.
Or in the night-time when I cannot sleep.
Re: Dissolved solids in water. My tap water is ca. 300 ppm, so I use half distilled water and half tap to come up with water in my espresso machine that's about 150 ppm, what some experts in the coffee world say is the right balance.
Used to live in Illinois... all that great limestone! Calcium shows up fast and white!
Used to live in Illinois... all that great limestone! Calcium shows up fast and white!
Whenever anyone suggests that this group is obsessive about pipes and tobaccos, I'm going to refer them to this thread about teapots. Design, materials, mineral content of the water, sheesh!
Pardon me while I throw a teabag in a cup.
Pardon me while I throw a teabag in a cup.
I guess we get a little spoiled living in Scandinavia. The best tasting water, by and large, comes right out of our taps. Otherwise, I'd buy drinking water before distilled water. Not least because I have no idea where to even get distilled water. The closest I've found is battery water in gas stations, which is demineralised water (I use it to bash my hats). Apparently, distilled water is fairly ubiquitous in the US. In these parts, not so much.
I would love to have loose leaves tea. But, I'm lazy. And I don't drink my tea fast enough for it to keep warm. I do with tea bags knowing it on the lesser side of the civilized companies.
But I've been meaning to get this tea set for while.
But I've been meaning to get this tea set for while.
Its worse than that. My wife has realised what I'm doing and I'm now banned from using that jug."It's a poor workman that blames his tools" said someone once
Jay.
But at least the concept pretty much works. Just need to find a new jug.
Is this for an ugly teapot competition?